Postoperative fluid collections: a new indication for interventional endoscopic ultrasound?

Endoscopy 2020; 52(01): 78
DOI: 10.1055/a-1021-8703

Letter to the editor

Yaqi Zhai

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China

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Ningli Chai

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China

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Enqiang Linghu

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China

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